The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

the township board was held in the clerks
Office with following members present:
VIM. Doucet. AL. Austrian Minutes Of
last meeting were read and upon motion
accepted as read. Upon motion Of al.
Austri9nk was resolved TO stop all work
on hi rs for the present at least, as
there would otherwise be a scarcity Of
funds TO defray further expenditures on
highways. Following pay-rolls for labor
lon highways in the month OF July were
|received butnot being sworn to they were
upon motion OF A. Justified laid aside
Fand clerk instructed to draw orders as
per same whenever they are properly GER
titled to: Payroll for Dist No. 1,
amount, S126; payroll for Dist. No. 2,
amount, S407.12; payroll for Dist. No.
3, amount, A bill OF S. ID. Hol-
lister for rent for pauper wasupon mo-
ton rejected. A bill Of j. III. & q. S.
Parks for a pump, etc, was laid over
until next meeting. Bill OF Austrian &
Co., with poor fund order for $50 was
accepted and clerk instructed to draw
order for same. Following liquor bonds
being duly signed and certified TO were
accepted and clerk instructed to forward
TO county treasurer: 0. C. Hager, c.
johnson, c. Carlson. Nothing else being
before the board we on motion adjourned
sine die. A. LUsrFIELD, clerk.
SEPTEMBER z, 1SS7.--A regular meet
ing OF the township board was held in the
clerks office with following members
present, towit: VIM. Doucet, chairman;
AL Austrian, iustice-ofthe-pcace; John
Morrison, iustice-of-the-peace. Minutes
OF last meeting were read and approved.
Following resolution offered by VIM.
Doucet was accepted: Resolved, That
IL appears to Va almost impossible to
stop entirely all work on highways, owing
to the bad condition parts OF same are
in. We therefore herewith rescind the
motion OF last meeting calling for an inn
mediate stop OF all work on highways and
authorize the commissioner OF highways
to expend not to exceed $3.50 in the re-
pair OF the road leading from the Sheldon
x Shafer mine to the Dunn mine" Fol-
lowing report OF the building committee
having been received was ordered TO be
put ON file: 1--WE, the township board OF
the township OF Crystal Falls being the
building committee OF the whole for the
purpose OF erecting suitable town hall
do hereby tender our report AZ follows:
The building being completed by the con-
tractor, Chas. s. Henry, we find that i'm
some details he had todeviate somewhat
from the original plan in order TO make
a good and substantial job OF It, He
having worked entirely under our direc-
ton and personal supervision, we hereby
accept the said building AS completed nc
cording TO contract and specification and
the clerk il instructed to draw orders due
to said contractor, Chas. s. Henry We
further find that IL is necessary, owing to
the width OF the building, Co brace the |
same with iron braces resting on substan- |
tial posts, which work must be done inn |
mediatcly and we have therefore i'm
structed the contractor TO do the above !
work and also place suitable railing
around stairway up stairs in the hall
and send bill for same to the township
board. Given under our hands this 9th !
day OF September, A. ID. 1887. VIM.
Doucet, John Morrison, AL. Austrian, A. |
Lustfield." The clerk having been form |
erly instructed TO get good insurance on
the town hall, has procured policy No. |
1872 ,440, OF the Insurance Co., Of Dakota,
for 81 $50 and policy No. C2,2S0 OF the !
Illinois Mutual Insurance Co., OF Altoona,
H., for 81 $50, which policies were upon
motion OF John Morrison accepted and
the clerk instructed TO draw an order for
500 In payment for same i'm favor Of
Lewis lott 4 Son, insurance agents, Of
Chicago, Ill. Upon motion Of AL. Aus
TRAN the supervisor and clerk were in
structed and authorized TO procure a
suitable bell for the tower OF the town
hall and also n coal stove and coal for
said building. Pay-rolls for labor in
month OF Ausust being duly certified TO
were upon motion accepted and the clerk
instructed TO draw orders for the same
as follows: Dist. No. /, $S4.50; dist.
No. 2, $277.S7. Payroll for Dist No. 3 |
not being duly certified To was upon mo-
ton rejected FOR the time being. Follow
ing poor orders being accompanied by
bills were accepted and clerk instructed
TO draw orders on the poor fund as per
same: VIM. Doucet, for services attend
ing TO paupers, team work, etc, $42 |
Geo. Schwartz, Tor pauper Henry Nos-